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Blast from the Past: Aging Committee members introduce old-school bipartisan legislation

Blast from the Past: Aging Committee members introduce old-school bipartisan legislation

by Zachary Kessel | Feb 10, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – For Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and ranking member Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Thursday’s hearing on dual-enrollment in Medicare and Medicaid was an opportunity to tout an accomplishment all too rare in today’s political climate:...

Advocates call for simplification of veterans’ toxic exposure health care coverage

by Charlotte Varnes | Jan 19, 2022 | Featured, Health & Science, Topics

WASHINGTON –– Health care coverage for veterans exposed to toxins needs to be streamlined, advocates told lawmakers on Tuesday. “We are a country that loves its veterans — certainly, we purport to,” actor and veterans advocate Jon Stewart told the House Committee on...
Thousands at Women’s March demand abortion justice, protest Texas law restricting abortion

Thousands at Women’s March demand abortion justice, protest Texas law restricting abortion

by Hannah Zhihan Jiang | Oct 5, 2021 | Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Thousands of people marched to the Supreme Court and the Capitol on Saturday to demand that the justices and Congress ensure abortion rights and access, one of many Women’s March rallies around the country that attracted several hundred thousand people...
Lawmakers Say Competition Is Key to Lowering Drug Prices

Lawmakers Say Competition Is Key to Lowering Drug Prices

by Ester Wells | Feb 12, 2019 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — House members on Tuesday sought solutions to rising drug prices from a panel of health leaders and emphasized their commitment to lowering out-of-pocket costs for consumers. “Americans are desperate for a solution to help them afford the quality,...

Biden discusses 2016, health care on TV talk shows

by Sophia Bollag | Feb 25, 2014 | Politics

[View the story “Biden talks 2016, health care on TV talk shows” on Storify] Read our live-blog coverage of Biden’s appearance on “The View”:  
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